The Forgotten War on the Walkman The Sony Walkman is now iconic of the 1980s, eliciting nostalgia for the ‘good old days’ of owning music, rather than renting it.

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“..and now for something completely different!…”

#cassunday

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by @louisanslow.bsky.social

#walkmans #diy #media #recycle #reuse #tapes #audiocassette #mentalhealth

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SONY ERICSSON W395 WALKMAN classic flip phone (black and purple) photographed by me Theodoros Mpahoumas

SONY ERICSSON W395 WALKMAN classic flip phone (black and purple) photographed by me Theodoros Mpahoumas

SONY ERICSSON W395 WALKMAN classic flip phone (black and purple) photographed by me Theodoros Mpahoumas

SONY ERICSSON W395 WALKMAN classic flip phone (black and purple) photographed by me Theodoros Mpahoumas

SONY ERICSSON W395 WALKMAN classic flip phone (black and purple)

#mobilephone #mobilephones #smartphone #smartphones #flipphone #flipphones #walkman #walkmans #sony #sonyericsson #oldmobilephone #oldmobilephones #classicmobilephone #classicmobilephones #oldsmartphone

You would see middle aged people buy a PS2 just so that they could listen to their favourite #Walkmans or to watch their favourite movies. In EU and Asia PS2s are STILL being traded and modded and older bought consoles still function. You just had to be there, no other console has come close.(2/2)